《I dreamed a dream》第一次听到是在英国的达人秀里,它让susan大婶一举成名。随着《悲惨世界》的到来才知道它的出处,芳汀(Fantine)原本有一份工作,但是工头看上了她,让她在女工里面到处到排挤以致最后丢了工作。为了女儿她把能卖的都卖了,卖了长发,卖了两颗牙,最后只能卖身。这是她第一次卖身时唱的,她曾经也有梦,向往着那个抛弃了她的人有一天能回来与她厮守终身。可是…那个秋天之后,他就在也没有出现,他就是男主,冉阿让(Valjean)。《悲惨世界》虽然是歌剧,还是很值得一看的,台词写得很赞。
I dreamed a dream
* There was a time when man were kind
曾经 男人是和气的
* When their voices were soft
他们语气温柔
* And their words inviting
言语讨人喜欢
* There was a time when love was blind
曾经 爱情是盲目的
* And the world was a song
世界像一首歌
* And the song was exciting
旋律激动人心
* There was a time
曾经有个时候
* Then it all went wrong
然后一切 落入歧途
* I dreamed a dream in time gone by
我梦到了已经远逝的时光
* When hope was high and life worth living
那是梦想如帆 岁月如金
* I dreamed that love would never die
我梦到爱永不凋零
* I dreamed that God would be forgiving
我梦到上帝仁慈宽厚
* Then I was young and unafraid
那时我年轻无惧
* And dreams were made and used and wasted
梦想诞生 被利用了 被浪费了
* There was no ransom to be paid
那时不曾担心后果
* No song unsung, no wine untasted
无歌不唱 无酒不尝
* But the tigers come at night
然而猛虎趁夜前来
* With their voices soft as thunder
吼声低沉如雷
* As they tear your hope apart
撕碎你的希望
* As they turn your dream to shame
把你的梦变成耻辱
* He slept a summer by my side
整个夏天 他睡在我身旁
* He filled my days with endless wonder
他让我每天充满惊喜
* He took my childhood in his stride
他轻易拿走了我的童贞
* But he was gone when autumn came
可秋天来时他已经离开
* And still I dream he’ll come to me
我仍梦想他会来找我
* That we will live the years together
跟我共度余生
* But there are dreams that cannot be
但有些梦永不会成真
* And there are storms we cannot weather
有些难关我们没法度过
* I dreamed my life would be
我曾经梦想我的人生
* So different from this hell I’m living
跟这地狱是多么不同
* So different now from what it seemed
跟它曾经的景象是多么不同
* Now life has killed the dream i dreamed
现在 生活扼杀了我做过的梦